Craig fears credit crunch may stop another James Bond film

[carl stromberg]

Captain Nash wrote:
I love Bond, appreciate all the movies. Even DAD is growing on me. I'll even admit that I think QOS was a mediocre / weak Bond film.

I've fainted!

[katied]

Bond at the moment is run by someone who inherited the family business but doesn't have any great love for the movies, in fact she seems vaguely embarrassed by them. That's why she keeps hiring people who only agree to work on them if they can change them out of all recognition.

Not to beat the "they're doing a crap job" horse again but that is true.

[oscartheman]

Bond at the moment is run by someone who inherited the family business but doesn't have any great love for the movies, in fact she seems vaguely embarrassed by them. That's why she keeps hiring people who only agree to work on them if they can change them out of all recognition.

Not to beat the "they're doing a crap job" horse again but that is true.

family business is the problem.Look at all the problems it caused England!

[carl stromberg]

Bond at the moment is run by someone who inherited the family business but doesn't have any great love for the movies, in fact she seems vaguely embarrassed by them. That's why she keeps hiring people who only agree to work on them if they can change them out of all recognition.

Not to beat the "they're doing a crap job" horse again but that is true.

But you enjoyed Casino Royale and QOS??

[katied]

Casino Royale has not aged as well as I thought it would. I feel bad for anyone who saw it on the USA channel.

[Mazer Rackham]

If it happens: Say good-buy to 2011 for Bond 23.

MGM on its Way to Auction
MGM’s iconic roaring lion has been stifled to whimpers of late due to ticket-sale whoas, and the box office blows have the once ample studio heading to the auction house again.

The auction would be at least a two-part process. Time Warner could bid for MGM-UA’s library of 4,000 titles, while a separate company may choose to purchase the lionesque logo, Variety reports. Sources suggest that billionaire Kirk Kerkorian might have an eye on the company, after having already bought and sold MGM twice.

Specialist Stephen Cooper, the financial comeback king who worked to revive the Krispy Kreme franchise, stepped in for former CEO Harry Sloan to restructure the company out of about $3.7 billion worth of debt.

At this point, bankruptcy is still an option for the faltering studio, which plans to release comedies Hot Tub Time Machine and The Zookeeper in Oct. 2010, and a Red Dawn remake the following November.
http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2 ... block.html

[Kristatos]

I don't know anything about the guy, but Kirk Kerkorian is a fantastic name for a movie mogul.

[Dr. No]

good god is it that bad?
I knew they were in trouble but thought it would be ok.

Just a thought is MGM in trouble because Sony got all the Bond profits for the last 2 movies?

[katied]

They're really going to have to crunch numbers to make Bond 23 work-none of those steadicams-they could do an entire Bond movie on Super8!(just a thought!)

[Jedi007]

Though I'm still happy with Craig. He wasn't the problem.

He wasn't the source of the problem, but he's part of the problem. Babs want a gritty Bond, so she went for a gritty-faced actor . Kidding aside, I don't really understand what the Bond heirs want to do with modern Bond version... separate it from the Classic Bond? Imitate modern bad-ass agent types like Bauer and Bourne?

[Dr. No]

He wasn't the source of the problem, but he's part of the problem. Babs want a gritty Bond, so she went for a gritty-faced actor . Kidding aside, I don't really understand what the Bond heirs want to do with modern Bond version... separate it from the Classic Bond? Imitate modern bad-ass agent types like Bauer and Bourne?

Hi Jedi good to see you around.

The arguments that they changed bond to fit craig make sense but I don't get what they are trying to do with him either.

[Powder Puff]

He wasn't the source of the problem, but he's part of the problem. Babs want a gritty Bond, so she went for a gritty-faced actor . Kidding aside, I don't really understand what the Bond heirs want to do with modern Bond version... separate it from the Classic Bond? Imitate modern bad-ass agent types like Bauer and Bourne?

Hi Jedi good to see you around.

The arguments that they changed bond to fit craig make sense but I don't get what they are trying to do with him either.

James Bond is supposed to be suave handsome and sophisticated. God only knows what Danny is doing in the role. The argument that he made a good Bond because Bond was rough in his youth is silly. Was James Bond a strange looking midget who grew up to look like Sirs Sean or Roger?

[bjmdds]

Powder Puff knows the deal. Craig=everything Bond is not.

[Skywalker]

James Bond is supposed to be suave handsome and sophisticated. God only knows what Danny is doing in the role. The argument that he made a good Bond because Bond was rough in his youth is silly. Was James Bond a strange looking midget who grew up to look like Sirs Sean or Roger?

Unfortunately Craig's Bond is a strange looking midget who grew up to look like a........... strange looking midget

[Jedi007]

My fellow Jedi, welcome back!

[FormerBondFan]

My fellow Jedi, welcome back!

You should post here more often, young padawan.

[Captain Nash]

My fellow Jedi, welcome back!

Funny. I only see sith. The darkside I see in you.

[Mazer Rackham]

My fellow Jedi, welcome back!

Funny. I only see sith. The darkside I see in you.

That's what happens when you're so far gone.

[Captain Nash]

My fellow Jedi, welcome back!

Funny. I only see sith. The darkside I see in you.

That's what happens when you're so far gone.

Though I see something different in you Mazer. There's a useful four letter word.
And you're full of it.

(Forgive me, but it was to good to pass up)